Holden's Misapprehension of Death in J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye Death is one of life's most mysterious occurrences. It is sometimes difficult to comprehend why an innocent young child has to die, and a murderer is released from prison and gets a second chance at life. There is no simple explanation for this. Though, perhaps the best, would be the theological perspective that God has a p rewritten destiny for every man and woman. In J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye Holden often ...

QUESTIONS FOR THE CATCHER IN THE RYE CHAPTERS 13 & 14 1. Show two ways in which the incident with Maurice and the prostitute demonstrate the theme of mans inhumanity to man (an aspect of the world of experience). One incident (which involves the prostitute) is when Holden didnt want to have sex with her but instead wanted to chat, she responded by saying, What the heck ya wanna talk about This just shows that talking isnt what she is used to doing, even if she is getting paid for it. She is prob...

Chapters 1-3 Catcher in The Rye After discussing the book catcher in the rye I have already began to like and I have started reading it and being open to the character. After reading through chapters One and three I have not seen any signs yet of Holden's mind not being right or something being wrong with his head so far to me he seems ok although I have realized that so far most of the problems in his life are around him his surroundings not him like the people around him and the things he had ...

1. The narrator of this story is in the hospital or mental institution. Although he is going to tell the reader about his life, he is not going to write about his parents. He writes, "In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them". My family was the same way, and I suppose most families are. If they have nothing to hide, why do you suppose families act like that.? Sometimes famili...

Chapter 1: The first chapter of Catcher in the Rye, we discover the personality of, and learn about the main character, Holden Caulfield. The first impression I got of Holden was that he seemed quite rebellious, and didn't really care what people thought. We already begin to read that he has many extensive opinions of the world around him. Because he has sometimes such a different point of view on a certain topic, it is quite interesting to read. There doesn't seem to be anything-important plot ...